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= [[File:Webp.net-compress-imageFelipe Alfonzo.jpg|thumb|Webp.net-compress-image.jpg]]Hey! =
<span style="font-size:medium;">Felipe Alfonzo is a 3rd generation UIF in the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. He is a Marketing Undergrad with a passion for helping innovations come to market. His has been able to put his marketing knowledge to use in very different work experiences from developing commercialization programs to web development. Further interest include macroeconomics, small business development,and entrepreneurship. </span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline">This will be done through:</span></span>
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<li><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This will be done by developing </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;">events</span>similar<span style="font-family: Calibri;">similar to weekend ideation bootcampsboot camps</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Developing </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;">communities</span>and<span style="font-family: Calibri;">and </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;">programs</span>related<span style="font-family: Calibri;">related to innovative industries through which students can gain knowledge on these industries and the technologies disrupting it.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Encouraging students to participate in </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;">customer discovery</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size:medium;">I'm the current president of the biggest I&E student association in our university, '''Idea Platform'''.</span>
<span style="font-size:medium;">This is a committed group of students led communities able to contribute to their community through</span>
<span style="font-size:medium;">innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship.</span>
<span style="font-size:medium;">Vision - Help develop Puerto Rico through innovation and entrepreneurship.</span>
<span style="font-size:medium;">Our Communities:</span>
<span style="font-size:medium;">Communities in idea platform grow by finding a common innovative topic they're passionate about.</span>
<span style="font-size:medium;">Communities in Idea Platform make up what we call our innovation pipeline that has as ultimate goal to promote hands -on innovation and increase the number of startups developed by students.</span>
<span style="font-size:medium;">Types of Communities</span>
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<li><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Technical knowledge - Resourcer and tool to enable innovation(Making and coding)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Industry Innovation - Currently working on this component of the pipeline to increase the probability of student developing mature ideas for startups.(Biomedical, Fintech, Cosmetics , and Virtual Reality)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Entrepreneurship Program - Have already helped develop 24 startups</span></span></li>
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<span style="font -size:medium;">Programs - Idea Platform has a culture that promotes project-based programs in its branches</span> <span style="3font-size:medium;">Events - First TedX UPRM, Elicit Innovation, 1st Startup Job fairs, Hackathons(In VR and Making)</fontspan>
<span style="font-size:medium;">Innovation Spaces:</span>
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<li><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">E.P.I.C. Makespace - We developed and currently manage the first Makerspace in the UPR system. This makerspace makes space is accesible accessible to students of all disciplins disciplines with resources and equipment for students intrested interested in anything from making to startup ideation.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We developed collaborative office spaces for starups</span></span></li>